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by Alaska Sports Report | Jan 28, 2026 | Athlete of the Week, Sled Dog Racing
Pete Kaiser is the undisputed King of the Kuskokwim. He's also our Alaska Athlete of the Week Kaiser, a regional hero from Bethel, became the winningest musher in Kuskokwim 300 history with his 10th victory in one of the sport's biggest mid-distance events. He seized... Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 29, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story
Three years ago, when Sayvia Sellers was a senior in high school, she was snubbed for the McDonald's All-American Game. It ruffled a lot of feathers in Alaska, but Sellers played it cool, even though you knew it left her a little heated entering college. Since then...Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Feb 1, 2026 | Cover Story, Hockey
History in whatever form will show the South High hockey team finished its regular season with an unbeaten 17-0-2 record. It also included a Cook Inlet Conference regular-season championship, the program’s ninth in the league’s 65-year history. In an inspiring yet... Read More
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by Van Williams | Feb 1, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story
March madness came early. The last day of January produced three upsets in high school basketball as the top two boys teams and fourth-ranked girls squad all lost on Saturday. The ninth-ranked South boys picked up their second tournament title of the season after.... Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Jan 29, 2026 | Cover Story, Track and Field
Soldotna’s Adarra Hagelund was spectacular in the high jump at the U-Mary Winter Classic in Bismarck, N.D. The Dickinson State senior cleared 5 feet, 9.25 inches to reset her own indoor program record and NAIA-leading mark, while moving into No. 17 all-time in NAIA... Read More
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by Chanda File | Jan 31, 2026 | Cover Story, Hockey, Prep Spotlight
Dimond-West’s Elizabeth Sharpe and Brighton Williams pitched in two goals apiece Friday to nab a 5-4 Cook Inlet Conference championship win over South-Bartlett in girls hockey at the Dempsey Anderson Ice Arena. It started with an unanswered three-goal lead in the... Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 30, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story
After Anchorage's Brandon Pili helped the Seattle Seahawks secure a trip to the Super Bowl, the moment reverberated throughout his family, and it was as if his accomplishment projected the family crest into the sky like the bat signal. His sister, Alissa, who is...Read More
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by Beth Bragg | Jan 27, 2026 | Biathlon, Cover Story
Sixteen-year-old Reine Soule of Anchorage didn’t mean to win every race at the Junior National biathlon championships last month in Lake Placid, N.Y. She just couldn’t help herself. And now she’s headed to the IBU Youth & Junior World Championships with the kind of... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Jan 31, 2026 | Cover Story, Hockey
When Kai Weigel last strapped on his goalie pads inside Sullivan Arena, he ended his evening with a moment he and everyone who witnessed it won’t forget. For his next netminding trick at Sullivan, the 20-year-old from Bismarck, N.D., registered his first career North... Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 28, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight
As Class 2A all-state boys basketball standout Kade McCorison of Ninilchik closes in on the 2,000-point benchmark, he's moving up the state’s all-time scoring list and passing some big names along the way. Last week it was former NBA player Carlos Boozer of Juneau....
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by Matt Nevala | Jan 30, 2026 | Cover Story, Hockey
Anchorage-born defenseman Landon Greenough and Fairbanks’ own blueliner Mason Noble are expected to be on the ice Friday night at Sullivan Arena. That’s when the Anchorage Wolverines and Fairbanks Ice Dogs throw down for the third time in five games in yet another...
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by Van Williams | Jan 31, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight
Part of the gig with being the No. 1-ranked team is that opponents treat every matchup like Game 7. Beating the best motivated the tenth-ranked Dimond boys basketball team on Friday, but the West Valley passed the test and pulled out a 68-65 victory to stay undefeated... Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Jan 30, 2026 | Cover Story, Track and Field
Not many can say they’ve broken a UAA record, but to do so during a pentathlon is what makes Vivien Liessfeld truly one-of-a-kind. The junior broke her own indoor program record in the long jump, soaring to 19 feet, 4 inches — No. 3 in GNAC history — at the Lauren... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Jan 31, 2026 | Cover Story, Hockey
Little will be on the line Saturday night when Bartlett and South close out the Cook Inlet Conference’s regular season with the 84th scheduled league game between two of the seven squads. The Wolverines already earned the program’s ninth of the 65 CIC regular-season....Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 30, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story
There are times when an elite scorer will go into a tough environment on the road and get exposed, but that wasn't the case for Keelie Kronberger on Thursday. The Mountain City Christian Academy girls basketball player looked largely unstoppable as she torched Wasilla...
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by Chanda File | Jan 29, 2026 | Cover Story, Hockey, Prep Spotlight
With 3 seconds to play, South-Bartlett’s Sarah Spangler put a bow on it. The freshman netted her second goal of the night off a rebound, sealing the team’s 4-0 victory Wednesday in the Cook Inlet Conference playoffs over Chugiak-Eagle River at Dempsey Anderson Ice... Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 31, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story
The UAA men's basketball team flexed its strength down the stretch and used balanced scoring to beat Simon Fraser 69-54 Saturday night in Burnaby, B.C. Hasaan Herrington's 14 points paced five double-figure scorers and the Seawolves won the battle of the boards 35-22... Read More
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